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Cookie Policy

Last Updated: March 13th, 2024

This Cookie Policy explains our use of cookies and similar technologies (collectively referred to as “Cookies”) when you visit a website that we manage and control (collectively “Soracom Websites”). This includes the following websites:

When we refer to “we”, “us”, “our”, “Soracom” or use similar phrasings, we refer to one of the following entities, all of which acts as the data controller for personal information about our customers depending on the location they register as:

  • SORACOM GLOBAL, INC., having its registered office at 10400 NE 4th St, 5th Floor, Bellevue, WA 98004, USA; and 
  • SORACOM CORPORATION, LTD., having its registered office at 16 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5AH, United Kingdom.

If you want to contact us for any reason, please see HOW TO CONTACT US at the bottom of this Cookie Policy.

WHAT ARE COOKIES

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you access a website. They allow the website owner to recognise your device and store information about your preferences or past actions. You can find more information about cookies at http://www.aboutcookies.org.

WHY WE USE COOKIES

We use cookies in order to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on Soracom Websites. First party cookies are set by the website owner and third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided. We use third party cookies for advertising, analytics and other similar purposes. 

COOKIES WE USE

Depending on the Soracom Website, we use the following types of cookies:

  • Persistent Cookies: these cookies remain on your device for a longer period and are used for the website to recognise your device when you return.
  • Session Cookies: these cookies are temporary and are deleted from your device when you close your web browser.

Soracom Websites use the following categories of cookies:

Strictly Necessary Cookies 

These cookies are essential in order to enable you to navigate Soracom Websites and use its features. Without these cookies, we cannot provide certain services you requested, such as shopping baskets and e-billing.

Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how you use Soracom Websites, such as which web pages our visitors go to most often and whether they get error messages from a web page. These cookies do not collect information that identifies you. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous and is only used to improve how Soracom Websites work. 

Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow Soracom Websites to remember certain choices you make, such as language and region, and provide you with more personalised features. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.

Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. 

INFORMATION WE COLLECT 

We may collect the following types of data through the use of cookies:

  • Browser information
  • Pages access (of Soracom Websites only)
  • Time of visit
  • Behaviour of visit
  • Operation System information
  • IP address
  • Approximate geographic location
  • Demographic information
  • Aggregated information

HOW TO BLOCK COOKIES

If you do not want the cookies to be saved on your device, it is possible to partially or completely block cookies. It is also possible to remove cookies after they have already been saved. Both actions are accessible through the settings in your web browser but the method may depend on the type of web browser you are using. 

You can use your web browser’s ‘help’ function or go to http://www.aboutcookies.org for more detailed information.

Please note that deleting or blocking cookies may restrict your user experience or even prevent your use of the Websites.

UPDATES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to provide the most recent information on the type of cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed. 

HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding our Cookie Policy, please go to our Contact Soracom page or send an email to data-request@soracom.io.

For more information about how we process your personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.